More Stars Recount Their Own Refugee Stories For UNHCR Campaign
by The Daily Eye Team June 13 2014, 6:58 am Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 51 secsA new set of stories from high profile supporters are launched on UNHCR’sonline campaign platform ahead of World Refugee Day, June 20. These personal stories draw on a range of experiences from meeting refugees, to their own family experiences. Stories include: • Actress Emma Thompson and her son Tindy Agaba recounting his first days in the UK as a refugee. • Human rights campaigner Malala Yousafzai talking about a girl she met at Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan. • American Actress Kristin Davis giving an emotional account of her time at Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya. • Author Neil Gaiman talking about a doctor he met at Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan. • War artist George Butler has shared a picture he painted of Syrian refugees fleeing in their car. • Film Director Wes Anderson introducing a scene from his recent film The Grand Budapest Hotel. • Actor David Morrissey talking about a Syrian refugee family he met in Jordan.